I am having trouble removing the 15mm bolts that hold the caliper bracket. I need to take it off to replace the rotors. Does any one know if there is threadlocker holding these in place? Or, are the left handed threads?
There absolutely is threadlocker on those bolts. I used a 3' breaker bar the first time and then I cleaned them and put antiseize on them instead. Heating the bolts melts the threadlocker and prevents stripped threads. Use a torch or even a soldering iron on the head of the bolt until you heat up the entire bolt. Then the bolt will turn much more easily.I am having trouble removing the 15mm bolts that hold the caliper bracket. I need to take it off to replace the rotors. Does any one know if there is threadlocker holding these in place? Or, are the left handed threads?
I am having trouble removing the 15mm bolts that hold the caliper bracket. I need to take it off to replace the rotors. Does any one know if there is threadlocker holding these in place? Or, are the left handed threads?
Today I did my brakes with the help from my friend. Front once are easy but to change rotor s I had to take out caliper bracket and that is no fun, was there so tight that PB Blaster didn't know much. Rear ones are big time PITA cause I didn't have tools to compress caliper but fighting for hours with needle nose pliars and using every ounce of strength we had and we did it .
A scale of 1-10 it is around 7. Picture comming soon
next time you do it, it will be a 2 or 3, cause you will remember doing it the first time and know what needs to be done.
I should show you more pics of my Big Brake Swap I did on my 90 TSi AWD... It literally took me all day to do the fronts cause I had to break apart the rotors to get them off.
this was a fun day
Expect to have to take them back apart soon and re-do the job. Usually when I do something for the first time I have to go back in and do it again sometimes more than once...
Also, did you lube the caliper slide pins? Did you bleed the fluid? How do the brakes feel, are they better?
Yes I did lube the caliper slide pins, I didn't bleed fluid cause don't know how
Brakes feels great and stop real good.
I am going to pay $ 49 for brake flush
I just did my front brakes this weekend. What a waste of my time. What took me 2 hours could have been done in 30 if I knew what I was doing going into it. Next time, I'll pay someone to do it.
Now, to get my new rear rotors and brake pads put on...
what sucks is on some Accords and Odysseys, the rotors have to be pressed on. that sucks balls.
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